# \#user-notes **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/user-notes/239.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Discourse User Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-notes/41026)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-notes/41026 "2026-09-16T15:44:34Z")
:discourse2: Summary Share private notes with other staff about a user that normal users cannot see. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the pl… --- ## [Topic Voting Plugin - Tally of past votes is missing, users having trouble voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-voting-plugin-tally-of-past-votes-is-missing-users-having-trouble-voting/399649)
**Author:** [@tanya\_byrne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tanya_byrne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-voting-plugin-tally-of-past-votes-is-missing-users-having-trouble-voting/399649 "2026-04-02T11:24:22Z")
Hi all, We recently rebuilt our forums to use 2026.4.0-latest and now users cannot view past votes and are having trouble voting. I have checked the logs and it looks like Topic Voting plugin may be using deprecated fea… --- ## [Request: improve user notes stats in the moderators activity dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-improve-user-notes-stats-in-the-moderators-activity-dashboard/378805)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-improve-user-notes-stats-in-the-moderators-activity-dashboard/378805 "2025-08-15T22:29:24Z")
There appears to be a minor bug with the “User notes” table on the moderators activity dashboard at /admin/dashboard/moderation which is currently showing as empty on meta even though we add user notes frequently. I … --- ## [Add group access setting for user notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-group-access-setting-for-user-notes/376208)
**Author:** [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-group-access-setting-for-user-notes/376208 "2025-07-28T14:38:45Z")
Could this plugin functionality can be changed from staff to to a configurable group setting? We have a very large group of users who are not admins or moderators, but they could certainly help moderators by leaving use… --- ## [Make User Notes accessible to category moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-user-notes-accessible-to-category-moderators/307386)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-user-notes-accessible-to-category-moderators/307386 "2024-05-06T10:19:23Z")
Hello, would it be feasible to have this plugin visible for category moderators as well? If there are no resources available to eventually look into this, could we get some insight in one of these two approaches: Wher… --- ## [Wrong number of user notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-number-of-user-notes/304491)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-number-of-user-notes/304491 "2024-04-18T17:13:39Z")
Steps: Visit the profile of a user \[A\] who has a different number of user notes than you. Use the user menu to navigate to your own profile. The number of user notes is still the one from user \[A\] and not yours. Proba… --- ## ["Add User Note" no longer shown in "post admin options" menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-note-no-longer-shown-in-post-admin-options-menu/281957)
**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-note-no-longer-shown-in-post-admin-options-menu/281957 "2023-10-26T10:12:10Z")
Priority/Severity: Medium Platform Operating System Windows 11 macOS Sonoma Browser Google Chrome 117.0.5938.150 (Official Build) (64-bit) Safari 17.0 (19616.1.27.211.1) Discourse e3e73a309185552fe70c3dce6def50665c7… --- ## [User Notes History](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-notes-history/278830)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-notes-history/278830 "2023-09-13T08:21:41Z")
:memo: This query retrieves and formats user notes from the ‘plugin\_store\_rows’ table, associating each note with its corresponding user ID, creation date, content, and creator’s ID. The result is a comprehensive list o… --- ## [Merging users confuses User Notes plugin and Suspension history](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-users-confuses-user-notes-plugin-and-suspension-history/278578)
**Author:** [@packman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/packman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-users-confuses-user-notes-plugin-and-suspension-history/278578 "2023-09-11T16:58:56Z")
I merged a user who had a user note into another user with no notes. After the merge I now see the target user account having one note but when I click on the User Notes button the note doesn’t exist and I just get a cha… --- ## [Allow TL4 to see and use user-notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-tl4-to-see-and-use-user-notes/261772)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-tl4-to-see-and-use-user-notes/261772 "2023-04-16T05:33:24Z")
Is there a way to choose confidence levels to post member grades? I want my TL4 members to be able to use notes on others too --- ## [How to change the user-note icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-user-note-icon/261771)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-user-note-icon/261771 "2023-04-15T08:14:18Z")
how do i change the note icon? --- ## [Discourse-user-notes API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-notes-api/240948)
**Author:** [@codetricity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codetricity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-notes-api/240948 "2022-10-21T23:20:23Z")
I want to get all the user notes for a user using the Discourse API. The notes are applied with discourse-user-notes. Using Get a user by id, I can see the user\_note\_count filed. However, I can’t seem to find the conte… --- ## [User Notes plugin is breaking my site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-notes-plugin-is-breaking-my-site/237190)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-notes-plugin-is-breaking-my-site/237190 "2022-08-31T04:25:01Z")
I just updated two sites I maintain, and with both of them I ran into difficulties that led me to the user notes plugin. On one of my sites yesterday, I got the “white screen of death” - the site was not visible at all … --- ## [Add edit option to user note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-edit-option-to-user-note/261773)
**Author:** [@Karandaros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karandaros)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-edit-option-to-user-note/261773 "2021-08-31T12:16:34Z")
Could you please add an edit button for the notes? --- ## [Change sticky note emoji to font awesome icon without disabling emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-sticky-note-emoji-to-font-awesome-icon-without-disabling-emoji/170292)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-sticky-note-emoji-to-font-awesome-icon-without-disabling-emoji/170292 "2020-11-16T18:45:18Z")
Hi, As you have probably guessed by the title I am wondering how to change the emoji to the font awesome icon sticky-note I have seen the change post via API topic Dax created but I can’t seem to get it working. Is i… --- ## [Changing the user notes icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-user-notes-icon/261774)
**Author:** [@mognet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mognet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-user-notes-icon/261774 "2020-11-16T17:13:16Z")
Is there a way to change the little notes icon? --- ## [Post admin menu overlays add user note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-admin-menu-overlays-add-user-note/150923)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-admin-menu-overlays-add-user-note/150923 "2020-05-13T15:48:08Z")
Hello, Since the post actions menu overlays header etc it has had an impact on user notes on mobile. This is possible after pressing posts wrench and selecting add user note. However, if you press to write in it, post a… --- ## [Enable 'alert' Staff Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-alert-staff-notes/122919)
**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-alert-staff-notes/122919 "2019-07-14T19:02:54Z")
It’d be useful to be able to create a staff note that’s highlighted as an alert, to make it stand out from the notes which are just added to a user profile for general reference. Staff notes have been really useful for … --- ## [How user normal can add note to staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-user-normal-can-add-note-to-staff/115745)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-user-normal-can-add-note-to-staff/115745 "2019-04-24T03:31:01Z")
Hello, How user normal can add notes to staff? Only this user and staff see this notes, Other user normal don’t see this note. Mean, this note is secret text and only this user and staff member see it. Thank you! … --- ## [Show on user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-on-user-card/90626)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-on-user-card/90626 "2019-03-20T02:38:49Z")
Feature request: Can the staff notes icon appear on the user profile card? Would be nice to be able to add/view a note from the latest view. --- ## [Staff notes to a post add the note to the user instead of post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notes-to-a-post-add-the-note-to-the-user-instead-of-post/94981)
**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notes-to-a-post-add-the-note-to-the-user-instead-of-post/94981 "2018-08-17T09:33:03Z")
I added a staff note,via the moderator wrench to a post. Then to a second post. Now it seems that in all my posts (disregarding the topic) i see near my username the staff notes icon. I thought i added the note only to … --- ## [Search for users that have staff notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-users-that-have-staff-notes/92768)
**Author:** [@eatcodetravel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eatcodetravel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-users-that-have-staff-notes/92768 "2018-07-23T20:04:39Z")
Is it possible to get a list of users that have a staff note? It would be great for this show as a filter in the /admin/users Thanks! --- ## [Automatically add a staff note to two users when found to be sharing an IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-a-staff-note-to-two-users-when-found-to-be-sharing-an-ip-address/90623)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-a-staff-note-to-two-users-when-found-to-be-sharing-an-ip-address/90623 "2018-02-15T07:53:52Z")
Feature suggestion: automatically add a staff note to two users when found to be sharing an IP address.